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When the online encyclopedia Wikipedia came on the scene in January 2001, it initially was met with skepticism. How could an article jointly edited by anonymous volunteers be trusted?

But through the years, Wikipedia evolved becoming one of the most widely used medical references in the world, mainly because it is not edited by just anyone. And last year, the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine became the first American institution to offer a course on how to edit the nonprofit websites medical content.

Dr. Amin Azzam, who leads the month-long course on WikiProject Medicine, says he wants his students to go to Wikipedia, identify gaps in information and update entries using their own knowledge and credible medical resources.

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"What I hope to do in helping them with this elective is to appreciate that the global system of Wikipedia is a system," said Azzam, a health sciences associate clinical professor. "Since Wikipedia is the fifth, sixth, or seventh most heavily trafficked Web page on the planet consistently, and since thats where people go for medical information, perhaps our students can see themselves as citizens of the global, health information-seeking community and make a difference that way.

That's one reason fourth-year medical student Raquel Kronen enrolled. While she has an extensive medical background, her writing skills are not as developed.

"Those are really different things. In order to be a good Wikipedia editor, you actually need both," she said. "You have to be able to know your information, transcribe your information in a way thats appropriate for the general public, and then, really, write in a clear fashion."

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Students spend most of the course on their own, doing research and writing. But first, they attend two intensive workshops to learn how to write for Wikipedias medical project, WikiProject Medicine.

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(MENAFN - Muscat Daily) Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales emphasised on the potential of individuals to engage as a community and harness tools like the Internet to help address needs in a speech delivered at Sultan Qaboos University on Wednesday.

He was speaking as part of the ceremonies for the Sultan Qaboos Award for Excellence in eGovernment which awards public and private sector organisations for their use of technology in providing services.

He said Wikipedia's philosophy is in empowering individuals and giving them access to knowledge they can use for the betterment of mankind.

"Wikipedia shows one path forward...having a system in which people come together and collaborate in a spirit of openness and kindness and thoughtfulness' he said. 'This gives us a really strong need to have a sense of responsibility in our community.'

Contrary to popular belief that random people edit Wikipedia entries Wales said that the organisation relies on around 8000 volunteers of whom 3000-5000 act as a 'core community' that monitors the site.

"These are the people who are really building Wikipedia' he said.

He distinguished Wikipedia from social media such as Twitter which he considers to be emotional reactionary and ineffective in creating change.

"Things like Twitter can be as much of a mob mentality as anything else. It's not a place for thought and reflection. It's a place for quick reaction with short pieces of information.

'If we're really looking for the opportunities for humankind on this planet it has to be about thinking really hard and using reason to come to solutions to our problems' he said.

'And that involves a lot more than the very simple acts of social media.'

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